Tongue-support



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TONGUE SUPPORT.

Patented Aug. 7, 1894.

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./ messes DANIEL WARD, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

TONGUE-SUPPORT.

SPEGIFICATIONfor-ming partof Letters Patent No. 524,292, dated August'7, 1894; Application filed September 22,1893. Serial No. 486,245. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may-concern: I

Be it known that-I, DANIEL WARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented an Improvement in Tongue- Supports, of which the following is aspecification. I 1

This invention relates to improvements in tongue supports.

The object of the invention isto provide a tongue with a follower wheel,and with means whereby the wheel may be adjusted for any height oftongue by means of a spring and adjustable pins which limit the heightof the spring with relation to the said tongue.

In the drawings presented herewith, Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of part of aspring and plunger. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, in detail, of aportion of the tongue showing a portion of a spring and adjusting parts.

The tongue is represented at A while B represents a stirrup whichcarries four arms 0 C and O O. The arms C O are secured to the sides ofthe tongue, and the arms 0 O are secured to the under side of the tongueand are forked to allow the spring D to passtherethrough. The saidspring D is provided with a socket as shown in Fig. 2 into which isinserted the upper end of a vertical plunger G having at its lowerextremity a fork I carrying the wheel J. This plunger G passes throughthe body B of the stirrup and a clip H is secured to said plunger abovesaid stirrup with which to limit the downward movement of the wheel. Thespring D is bent from the middle of its length, where it engages withthe vertical plunger G, upward at both ends to near the tongue. I Avertical support comprising the angle pieces E E, placed side by side,is secured at either end of the spring to the under side of the tongueand is provided with holes and a pin F. It will be seen that the ends ofthe spring D are inclosed by the angle pieces and bear upward upon thesaid pins F held therein. The spring is held in its place by the socketand the plunger G and by the weight of the machine.

If it is desired to allow the tongue to drop lower it is only necessaryto place the pins F in the upper holes or place in the lower holes whenraising the tongue. Intermediate holes are provided for otheradjustments for height. By the means described, the tongue may-be placedat any height and a much more efficient tongue support is provided thanhas been heretofore known so far as I am aware.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A tongue support comprising a stirrup B having the arms 0 C C O, thetongue A havingthe free ends of said arms secured thereto, substantiallyas described, a plunger G mounted in said stirrup, a fork I secured tothe lower end of said plunger, a wheel J carried in .the' fork, a fiatspring D engaging the upper end of the plunger, and bent upward ateither end, a vertical support comprising the angle pieces E E securedto the tongue near either end of the spring D and the pins F passingthrough the said angle plates for engaging the ends of said springsubstantially in the manner andfor the purposes set forth.

DANIEL WARD.

Witnesses:

MAMIE O. DYKE, PAUL WHITE.

UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

